BD Giving Notes #47 – ‘’History is happening all the time‘’
Though our fund could only support eight businesses, the other ninety-something predominantly black-led businesses made us think deeply about our role in decolonising funding and the meaning of “purpose” in business. Kate Harmatz It’s really exciting when lots of things you’ve been working on over many years start to join up and tell a great […]
BD Giving Notes #42 – ‘’Exploring A 4 Day Working Week‘’
By pioneering this shift in our working world, we’re sending a clear message that the changes we want to see won’t happen unless we make it happen – together. Cameron Bray In this Note Cameron and Kate invite you to follow along as we develop our approach to a 4 day work week. “Workers won […]
BD Giving Notes #26 – ‘The trouble with funding (Part 1)’
Why does a funder get to decide what is strategic for our organisation? And; if they’re certain about what they won’t fund, then why won’t they tell us what they will fund? Kate Harmatz This is the first of a three-part series of blogs on the impact Impact Means the changes to the world we […]
BD Giving Notes #24 – ‘Six good eggs’
As we pick out our preferred chairs and desk lamps, it feels right to reflect on the values and shared experiences that have led us to such an effective team bond. The BD Giving Team In his Note in May, Géraud reflected on his managerial role by stating “[It is] my duty to recruit a […]
BD Giving Notes – #20 ‘We’re not exactly in fun territory but things certainly are not mundane.’
We will admit we were overly optimistic with our timeline. Summer holidays and more time-sensitive projects got in the way. Nonetheless, we’re almost there! Cláudia Ramalhosa Kate and Cláudia are here once again to share our adventures in CRM land. In case you missed it, we are well on our way to integrating Salesforce. We […]
BD Giving Notes – #15 ‘Taking Something Really Mundane And Making It Fun’
We’re always talking about what we’re learning at BD Giving. So, I thought learning this new system and learning daily as we try to build it will give us more to contribute to the learning conversations. Kate Harmatz BD Giving has grown a lot since its launch in 2020 but in many aspects, we are […]
